ARMAN | Two cello chairs

signed, numbered 92 and 94 and with founder's mark Bocquel Fd. bronze and leather seat Conceived in 1993, these works are part of an edition of 1800. This work is recorded in the Arman Studio Archives New York under number: APA# 7030.93.414. This work is registered in the archives of Denyse Durand-Ruel under number 4288.

Acquired from the artist by the present owners

Good overall condition. The patinated bronze presents with some light scratches, a few minute dents along the edges and some humidity stains. One chair presents with a few tiny abrasion to the patina revealing the original colour of the bronze on the seat and on one foot. There is a light scuff on the back (visible in the catalogue illustration). The other chair presents with a vertical dirt stain of approximately 15 cm on the back (visible in the catalogue illustration). The leather seat are in good overall condition and present with a few tiny stains. The seat of one chair presents with a few creases and a scratch of approximately 5 cm.
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